The Cecil Whig., 1887-11-19
THE CEuIL FARMERS OLU !.
A Pleasant NIeeti, & az MIR. Geo. " sutton
near p.rry,III..


mers' ,'uIh WI /. III at g, reside, rn OF
Mr. tienrs" ". sutton "Wednesday. No
vember l6 1887. with the President, Mr..
y r. C,r>It i,' ;,. ci ,.r. N".nhrrS pres
enG Mn>srs Sntt"n, N"yrs. Nn"ie, Mich
ener, W,.nn. EN my, II :. Condor, Jos
Cnudnu. j In l. Bond. \. Il Mn@raw
aud lnon & Bone.
N,sit"I~ pr,.s'.,t, VI .I,hn Stump, Geo.
T. Wnitnkrr y ArafcI, Nr W B. = ,nds
of the 1mcrjr"n t"rmer, Mr.. Geo. Whit
aker, Nj iIarts!rorre, NJ: Lloyd Bladder
ston, ard MessIs. Daui.,l B:attou, C!,aS.
Crothefs, +. 7. rlicc and K. f. Jamar
of Elk ton, Md.
Tne president asked if there Were any
Statements OF experiments to maze, alid
WAS answered negatively.
The e4,llns of an s.ss+ y by the host
being the next oiuer OF business, Mr.
Sutton upon belng call, i upon read one
entitled
HIS EXPERIENCE AS a FARMER.
For Ii any year Of my life | have been
engaged III active hnsiueSs pursuits, the
greater p'cu "a ~ ny nng naYins netn
spent in In. city o. 'IlItielphl, and h.v'
suffered all tn. annoy nyance- and veXn:inns
which sucp nnpin> mr'It III a large clty en-
tails. rae II, ct, ni such 4 nnuoIrnnII~
aui tread mill ni-, often created longing
for tn: pr tcctu and cunIeutri cuuniry hi",
SO beautifully portrayed by !he poets Such
continued longing gradually rlltned INTO Il
passion, and found myself ir.dnIG GiI < every
hour in he ioud hope that some rIIcum
stance wouii divorce me from cxactinS bus
mess eng lgeInents aud transfer me into Iht
mind-pictured paradise Of = d-lighffai farm
life. | became Il subscriber 10 several agrl-
cultural papers and spent IN tny hnuIs IN
drlightfni cpInmuuion with the Inhabitants
of his supposed +. DDraip. | real of the
best inode II raising plgs, calves, -oitI tni
OF her farm stock; Of the time and mode Of
raising corn, wheat, exc aud Thought to
myself, | womb greatly Improve upon these
STgSr.Iiuuls aud show others hoic to farm
The opportunity TO naf:D ~ f,rn.r tiuL,!V
presented ir,t-l, and | r.nbr ac,"i it with
occupy, ana prep red Tor active farming
with as much enthusiasm as a highly
wrought up expectation OF great pleasures
and profits could supply. | SAW hills upon
the farm " hiuh of course wu,tId level down
and Valleys tha- would nil 1n and won
d-rrd why Hcr i.:rmers dld not se"in Ts
thrtic enough 10 do 'ikew;-r immediately
emIere't into contracts FOR the repairing ard
retiring of my house with all The ru' deiu
improvements, regarding convenient and
suuptuouS residence as absolutely neCcs-
sary for succ.sStul farming, a. | ut course
never imagined that there w"ujd I've any
nect-Ss,ty for ne to lravr the house, As
could simply give the orders to The requisite
numher of farm hands, who would :aith-
tuliy carry them out, and would b" graft
fed at the eId Of the season With ureXpect-
ed returns fr'm the sale Of II large yield
which wou.d hr raised and marketed with
out attention or care upon my part.
| have been farming little more than two
years and have concluded not to level down
the nigh plare~ nur fill up the valleys. |
find that the money expended i'll the house
would have been better II vested in a barn,
:,s | do not have so much use Tor The former
as | expected. iii d that the scii-pro missed
crops uf faithful farm h.: mis-, is deception
and a snare, as | have not only had to give
Uldcrs, bur have been compelled to follow
up and assist my tailhf employees to carry
them cut, or not have the ork done. | find
7
fully raise tie i'ig~, calves, colts, ejc. | fur
th"r tnd nat the promised r"turns are NOT
much u.oIe than utirirnt to pay lax bills
This latter burden, | am pleased to learn, Is
soon !" be removed, (thauks 10 our worthy
secretary 80 that .,h stiIi living hopefui
of p., >per"us tuturr. hope this may no.
80 completely fti as the many other eNpec-
t.tiuli-.
tini that the most ressurahe tarm
work consists IN .tteiGluG the meetings OF
this c ub, where taiinins can h,. sIicCt satully
dunz with -rrat e:tse owe. e god ,iInurr.
10 be more serious j, is l,Ic III. uava
been -n,:I-" hat disappointed ill lhany es-
p-ctatlouS. l must admit, however, mat
there are many pleasures in a farm life,
much Independence, and what is OF course
essential to erjoyabla existence, good health.
Economy is necessary virtue, and is not So
hard to practice after all. ! have learned
much from my presence at these meetings
of Your club, and | can assure YOU that they
have afforded me much appreciated social
enjoyment and | bid you all a hearty vel
come today.
Criticisms upon the essay were then
called for.
Mr. Joan II. Bond stated he was mitch
pleased with the humorous tone Of the
essay, and hoped as he too was a farmer
of recent date, his experience would not
part.ke Of the character outlined by Mr..
Sutton, save in the part pr sentlns TIE
pleasing characteristic OF Z. farmers life.
Nj. Jos-ph Cuudon hoped the antici-
pa5ed better times IL the matter OF taxes
may be realized.
Nj, Npyes Thought Mr. Sutton had left
out The practical matters of his farm ex-
psrIence. as nis surroundings Indicated
thrift and his farm hlgh state Of culti-
walton, and he believed appearances
would warrant returns cummensurate
with tne PROMISES o De seen Ill the w1il
titled field.
Mr. Price Ffa ated he had seen tough
times in his early experience upon farm,
but from the surr gundIngs OF Mir Sutton
he believed he was on his road to success
Mr. John 5. Ewing thought Mr.. Sutton
his essay to the contraTy-was a coed
practca! farmer.
Mr.. Michener was much pleased with
the essay, as also tie appearance of Mr..
Suttou's farm. and did not doubt but
that Mr.. Sutton would prove u success
ful farmer.
Hr. Moore thought if Mr.. Sutton re
mained in tho fttners' cluN, il " ,uli
make a practical farmer OF him.
Mr. B2Iderston stated he would not
like anything diacour%girg with r'ipr
auce 10 the farmers pursuits to go before
the public-tlic farmer has his up5 ana
downs, and he sees the bright as well rs
ihe dark side of lie. and doubtless rraps
as much satisfaction from the faithful
discharge OF his duties as is to ne had II ON
| the following at any other occupation,
and addcit, success is dependent upon
| practical judgment in the use OF aprli-
auce2 that hlirg fertility to the 'oil,